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Musical Instruments with Fruit by the Foot®

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 3
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The holiday season isn’t complete without good music to accompany us. Entertain the little ones with these fun musical instruments made with Fruit by the Foot®, and fill your party with music!
by Dariela Cruz
Updated Aug 28, 2017
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Ingredients

  • 3 wafer cookies (approximately 4.5” x 1.25” x 0.5”)
  • 1 box of Fruit by the Foot™ Variety Pack
  • 1 small egg-shaped cookie mold
  • 2 blue Betty Crocker™ Fruit Gushers® Fruit Snacks
  • White cookie frosting

Directions

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    1
    For the Cuatro (a kind of guitar)
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    2
    Cut the cookie gently with a knife to make the body of the cuatro.
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    3
    Cut a strip of Fruit by the Foot® to make the neck of the cuatro.
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    4
    Glue each with frosting.
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    5
    Cut a red strip of Fruit by the Foot® to wrap the sides of the instrument and glue the edges with icing.
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    6
    Cut blue “Tie-dye” strips to make the strings.
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    7
    Cut strips of orange "Color by the Foot" for the top and a red circle for the hole.
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    8
    Squeeze the Fruit Gushers® to let the fluid out.
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    9
    Cut the Gushers in 2 and glue with icing onto the sides of the cuatro.
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    10
    For the Maracas
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    11
    Cut a cookie twice with the cookie mold. Also cut out the stems for the maracas.
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    12
    Wrap the sides of the maracas with yellow strips.
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    13
    Cut 2 pieces of red strips with the cookie cutters and use the pre-cut curved strips of yellow to decorate the maracas.
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    14
    For the Drum
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    15
    Cut a round shape with the cooking cutter and decorate in the same way as the other instruments with red and yellow Fruit by the Foot®.
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    16
    Cut out the sticks with blue strips.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Always use the frosting as the glue to join the parts of the instruments.

Nutrition Information

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More About This Recipe

  • The holiday season isn’t complete without good music to accompany us. Entertain the little ones with these fun musical instruments made with Fruit by the Foot®, and fill your party with music!
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